Chapter 10 The Escape Attempt

• Nina lay back down, staring at the ceiling, her mind already tracing blueprints in the dark. She would bide her time, watch, wait. The scar on her cheek throbbed faintly, a reminder of the reason she needed to get out of that prison.
• One way or another, she would not die here.
• The next time the door opened, it was Darren with her dinner. Dinner came early; it was just late evening. His face was carved from stone as usual, his silence thick enough to choke on. He set the food on the table and then stepped back without a word.